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County twins · 75.4% profile similarity

Custer County, SDvs.Middlesex County, VA

Middlesex County reports the higher provisional acceptance: 96.5% versus 55.6% in Custer County.

Population8,89210,847
Median household income$84,112$75,060
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%33.8%
Poverty9.0%7.3%
Foreign-born2.6%2.5%
No vehicle0.7%2.5%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout67.5%77.6%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.25%0.93%
Polling places per 10,000 voters11.5%10.1%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate55.6%96.5%

Measures come from reporting 2024 EAVS jurisdictions. Missing fields remain missing. A difference describes administration and coverage; it does not establish cause or wrongdoing.

Mail-ballot path

Custer County

Transmitted
3,202
Returned
3,162
Rejected
8

Mail-ballot path

Middlesex County

Transmitted
461
Returned
428
Rejected
4